Senate Clears $1.012 Trillion Spending Bill on a 72-26 Vote

Bipartisan Effort Funds Government Through Sept 30

WASHINGTON—Congress has turned to a new chapter in its long-running battle over the federal budget, as the Senate Thursday approved and sent to the White House a monumental spending bill that keeps the government running through September.

The $1.012 trillion measure, designed to bring a fresh sense of order to the federal budget process, passed 72-26 just a day after the House approved it with similarly broad bipartisan support. The...